have you ever read a LIFE CHANGING book? why was it so life changing?

Answer 1

Shattered Chain by Marion Zimmer Bradley

It helped me get through my divorce from my abusive first husband.

Answer 2

ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand. Briliant book - if you are ambitous, strong willed and like to work hard this book puts the theory of positivism into a fictional story. It's an unconventional love story set amongst the emerging railroad companies of America in the early 20th century - sounds odd?
I read it whilst travelling around Australia and it really helped me to focus my energy and determination for re-entering the world of work. It deals with honour, truth, passion and will - to the extremes.

Answer 3

"Change the world for a fiver", "365 Ways to Change the World", and "There's no Waste Like Home"... plus a bunch of Self-Sufficiency books.

We went from slobby students, living off supernoodles and fizzy juice, to wonderful, self-sufficient, organic, environmentally friendly mature adults. We live off nearly everything we have made or grown ourselves, from organic veg, to milk, to butter... We make some clothing, and things we do by we ensure are organic and made from reusable (or already reused) materials.

We're active Freecycle Members.

Another one which changed MY life specifically was a book which made reference to the online site: www.join-me.com

After reading it, Iooked into the Join Me site, and joined "The Karma Army" - it is non-religious. It's non-political. It's about walking into a pub, buying a pint, putting it on a stranger's table with a nod, and walking away. It's about offering someone your Mail on Sunday when you've finished with it. It's not about being thanked, or getting any credit, or going to heaven. It's not about changing humanity; it's just about being human.

Great question, btw!

Answer 4

Less life changing than strongly contributing to my evolution of understanding life. Actually it was two books by the same author Ayn Rand. “Atlas Shrugged” and “The Fountain Head.”

Both books demonstrated the worth of individuality and creativity. In this respect they are solid examples of morality and cultural ethics.

Answer 5

The Exordium:The emergence of the gods.
It is an absolute cracker of a read! I did not know anyone could play with the english language like this. Can not wait for volume 2.

Answer 6

The Torey Hayden books. They made me realise how selfish we can sometimes be compared to Torey who has done so many good things and helped change so many peoples lives. A must read for all. Check out her website.

Answer 7

Watch my Back by geaf Thompson, a story of a little kid who was bullied who faught all the odds to become a great doorman and martial arts expert and even developed his own type of combat. Inspiring to see how the worm can turn. What real doormen should be about.

Answer 8

Awareness by Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit priest. And, The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield.
The books woke me up from my "sleep". It opened my mind and helped me deal with my life.

Answer 9

"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. Truly opened my eyes to the plight of others. I found it stirring & distrubing, not from the description of how meat was packaged then, nor from Sinclair's Socialist rantings, but from the shear onslaught of misery with which the immigrants had to deal on a daily basis.
If you read it, concentrate on the characters & what happens to them. It is quite disquieting.

Answer 10

It's not so easy to answer since I read lots of books and they contribute in one or another way to my life. Well, "Sophie World" can put you in deep thought. "On Killing" and "The Root of Violence" make me understand how bad humankind could be change. "A Simple Plan" (a crime novel) sure make me to goosebumps since it make me think I can be a killer as well in the next minute.

And "the Merchant of Venice" by Shakespeare turn me from a mere kid to be a lawyer.